Sponheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany.
History
Sponheim was the capital of the County of Sponheim.
Sponheim Abbey
There was a
Benedictine abbey which was founded in 1101 by Stephan II, Count of Sponheim not far from the comital residence at
Castle Sponheim. Johannes Trithemius was one of the
.
Traveling from university to his home town in 1482, he was surprised by a
snowstorm and took refuge in the Benedictine abbey of Sponheim near
Bad Kreuznach. He decided to stay and was elected
abbot in 1483, at the age of twenty-one. In his time, the abbey
library increased from around fifty items to more than two thousand. However, his efforts were not met with praise, and his reputation as a magician did not further his acceptance. Increasing differences with the
convent led to his
resignation in 1506.
See also
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County of Sponheim
-
House of Sponheim
